has added a new generation to the fictional family at the center of his semi-autobiographical film, which has the working title of “The Fabelmans.” and Jeannie Berlin , and veteran stage and screen actors Robin Bartlett and Jonathan Hadary will play the older relatives of a young, aspiring filmmaker — played by Gabriel LaBelle — who is loosely based on Spielberg’s experiences as a kid in Arizona.
Hirsch, Berlin, Bartlett and Hadary are joining a high-powered ensemble cast led by Michelle Williams and Paul Dano, who are playing versions of Spielberg’s late mother and father; Seth Rogen, who is based on Spielberg’s favorite uncle; Julia Butters, playing the stand-in for Spielberg’s sister; and Sam Rechner, Oakes Fegley, Chloe East and Isabelle Kusman, who are playing high school classmates., and both men are producing the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger, backed by Amblin Partners.
Berlin can currently be seen on HBO’s “Succession” as the tough-as-nails news director of the fictional cable network ATN. She earned an Oscar nomination for playing a jilted wife in Elaine May’s “The Heartbreak Kid,” and she’s appeared in HBO’s “The Night Of,” Woody Allen’s “Café Society,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” and Kenneth Lonergan’s “Margaret.” She is represented by ICM Partners and Mills Kaplan Entertainment.
Since the 1980s, Bartlett has played a string of memorable roles, including the Coen Brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis,” Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island,” two seasons on the horror anthology “American Horror Story” and 46 episodes as Paul Reiser’s sister on “Mad About You.” Her Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include “Angels in America,” “Prelude to a Kiss,” “Yentl” and “The Seagull.” She is represented by Gersh.
Hadary has starred in ten Broadway productions, from the groundbreaking AIDS drama “As Is” to the go-for-broke musical comedy “Spamalot”; he earned a Tony nomination for his performance as Herbie opposite Tyne Daly in the 1989–1990 revival of “Gypsy.” Most recently, he appeared as billionaire prison magnate Sherman Tanz on HBO’s “Veep” and as sleazy manager Larry Plumb on Peacock’s “Girls5eva.” He is represented by BRS/Gage.
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